Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 5
Gender: Male
Age at election: 50
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 12/30/1898
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Country: Netherlands
Death
Date: 2/23/1985
City: Owosso MI
County: Shiawassee
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Marital Information:
married Myrtle E. Root of Owosso, Michigan, September 1, 1927; three daughters and two sons
Number of Children: 5
Background
Religion: Methodist
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Occupation: teacher, credit union treasurer & general manager
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Education:
educated at the Northwestern Classical Academy, Orange City, Iowa; Hope College; and took graduate work at Harvard University, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan.
Biographical Sketch:
Appointed head of the social science department of the Owosso High School in 1926; held several township offices since 1935 and was treasurer and general manager of the Shiawassee County Teachers' Credit Union, which he helped organize in 1936; past chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, Owosso Lodge No. 81; past president of the Owosso Rotary Club; life member of the Nationa Education Association and member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Notable Facts:
elected to the House of Representatives in 1948 and to each succeeding session of the Legislature.
HR 118, 1985 House Journal indicated he had died. No date or place of death. Prior record indicated he had died 2/23/1985.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Education , General Taxation , Rules and Resolutions, State Prisons
City of Residence: Owosso
County of Residence Shiawassee
District Description: Counties of Livingston and Shiawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Rules and Resolutions
Committees Served On: Education , General Taxation , Rules and Resolutions, Social Aid and Welfare, State Prisons
City of Residence: Owosso Township
County of Residence Shiawassee
District Description: Counties of Livingston and Shiawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Rules and Resolutions
Committees Served On: Apportionment , General Taxation , Rules and Resolutions, Social Aid and Welfare, State Prisons
City of Residence: Owosso
County of Residence Shiawassee
District Description: Counties of Livingston and Shiawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Rules and Resolutions
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Education , Juvenile Corrections, Social Aid and Welfare, State Prisons
City of Residence: Owosso
County of Residence Shiawassee
District Description: Shiawassee and Livingston Counties.
Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Prisons
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Education , Social Aid and Welfare, Tuberculosis Hospitals
City of Residence: Owosso
County of Residence Shiawassee
District Description: Counties of Livingston and Shiawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Tuberculosis Hospitals
Bibliography:
Manual 1951, p. 286; Manual 1953, p. 253; Manual 1955 pp.192-93; Manual 1957, Pg. 190; PolGryd;
